Google’s ‘partial’ NCLAT win may force App Stores to rework plans

App stores from the stables of IndusOS, its parent PhonePe and Epic Games may be forced to go back to the drawing board as they were banking on a favourable verdict against Google in order to bring in more traction for their own stores.

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in March had upheld a fine imposed on Google by the Competition Commission of India, but set aside four of the antitrust watchdog’s 10 directions to the Internet giant, including the need for it to permit hosting of third-party app stores within its Play Store.